| Event: | FF Flash Flood |
| Number: | 2008-000173 |
| Country: | VNM Viet Nam |
| Location: | six provinces in northern Viet Nam, namely Lang Son, Son La
, Bac Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Ninh, and Vinh Phuc. |
| Date (YMD): | 2008-9-25 |
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| Duration: | 3 |
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| Information Source: | IFRC IB n?1 |
| Comments: | In the early hours of 25 September, heavy rains triggered by tropical cyclone Hagupit caused flash floods and landslides in six provinces in northern Viet Nam, namely Lang Son, Son La, Bac Giang, Lao Cai, Quang Ninh, and Vinh Phuc. According to available information collated from local Viet Nam Red Cross Society chapters and the government to date, the floods left a total of 32 dead, five missing and 36 injured. Furthermore, 897 houses have collapsed and another 8,326 houses have been damaged or swept away by the floods. |
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